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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on January 25th, 2011
West Bank map by the Palestinian Authority that was leaked in The Palestine Papers

Shockwaves went through the Palestinian diaspora after The Palestine Papers revealed how Palestinian Authority negotiators conceded a very limited right of return for refugees to Palestine.

According to the documents that were revealed on Monday, the PA conceded to settle on the return for only 100,000 out of some 5,000,000 refugees and their families.

From Lebanon to Egypt, Palestinians in the diaspora reacted with anger and disbelief to the revelations by Al Jazeera.

Mahmoud Zahar, a leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, immediately urged Palestinians to protest the PA's suggested concession.

In the Jordanian al Hussein refugee camp, one of 13 camps set up in the aftermath of 1948 and 1967 wars with Israel, refugees said the Ramallah-based authority has no right to dismiss the right of refugees to return to Palestine.

"Regardless of whether it was treason or not, we f

By Gregg Carlstrom in Middle East on August 3rd, 2010
Lebanese soldiers look across the border. (Photo: AFP)

At least three Lebanese soldiers and one Israeli soldier have been killed during a skirmish along the border between the two countries.

We'll be live-blogging the latest developments from both Israel and Lebanon throughout the day. (All times are GMT, except where noted.)

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9:00pm: That's all for the live-blogging this evening! But we'll obviously continue to follow this story on the main Al Jazeera Web site in the hours and days to come.

8:15pm: A few other odds and ends we missed earlier today.

First, Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, echoed what we've heard from other Israeli officials (including foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman).

By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on June 1st, 2010
The Mavi Marmara nearing Ashdod Monday night. (Photo: AFP)

We'll once again be keeping tabs on the latest reaction to Israel's deadly attack on a flotilla of activists carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Yesterday's live coverage is here.

The death toll has been revised down to 10, according to the Israeli army, which also says seven Israeli soldiers were wounded in the attack. Those numbers have been impossible to confirm independently, because the Israeli army has restricted access to the ships, which have been towed to Ashdod port. (All times are GMT, except where noted.)

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By Gregg Carlstrom in Middle East on May 31st, 2010
Protesters in Istanbul wave Palestinian flags after the raid (Photo: AFP)

Early Monday morning, Israel attacked a flotilla of aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip; up to 10 people were killed in the pre-dawn raid, according to organisers and media sources.

We'll be live-blogging the aftermath of this incident throughout the day; keep checking back for international reaction, news from our correspondents on the ground, photos and video. (All times are GMT, except where noted.)

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By Marwan Bishara in Imperium on May 28th, 2010
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As the Obama administration introduces its new foreign policy doctrine this week, it's worth reminding ourselves that the greater Middle East region is central to US strategy today just as it has been over the last half a century.

After a decade of US blunders in Iraq and Afghanistan under the guise of the "global war on terror", President Obama's overall commitment to "engagement" with other world emerging powers like China and India,  and support for multilateralism contrasts sharply with his predecessor's desire to "go it alone" when possible, along with others only if necessary.

Over the last year, the Obama administration has changed the bombastic language of the Bush administration.

By Marwan Bishara in Imperium on March 1st, 2010

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The recent escalation of violence in Jerusalem does not bode well for future co-existence in the city, let alone between two peoples. In fact, it could usher a new cycle of confrontation with far reaching regional consequences.

Every decade over the last half a century, Zionist/Israeli and Palestinian confrontations have shifted from one front to another drawing new fault lines of hatred and violence in the region.

In the 1960s, confrontation continued across the Jordan river before moving to Lebanon in the late 1970s, ending with the 1982 invasion by Israel.

By Marwan Bishara in Imperium on February 13th, 2010

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By John Terrett in Americas on January 4th, 2010
Photo by Reuters

At Reagan National airport just outside Washington this morning the runways were still lined with ploughed snow from the biggest storm to hit the city in 80 years.
 
It was freezing cold and a bright but powerless sun was glinting off the US Capitol building in central DC, which could be seen about six miles away across the Potomac River.
 
I was at Reagan National because Federal authorities had just introduced increased random screening for all flights destined for the US from around the world.
 
For passengers from 14 countries in particular, however, the searches will be compulsory.
 
The 14 are the four countries cited by the US state department as sponsors of terrorism - Sudan, Syria, Iran and Cuba - plus a further 10 "countries of interest" which officials say are "terrorism-prone": Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Yemen.

By Teymoor Nabili in Middle East on November 7th, 2009

The Angry Arab asks:

Do you notice that Western media are ignoring the news of Saudi air force bombing of villages in Yemen? Can you imagine the international uproar if Syria air force were to bomb villages in Lebanon?

Update: Here's Al Jazeera's coverage of the story.

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